Cost Cuts

[sloth]

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I really want to cut some money off this build but not drastically reduce the performance. 

I would personally prefer Intel over AMD.

I plan to use my pc for primarily gaming.

Need a piece of mind for upgrading to 2 monitors or SLI

[Geekazoid]

Permalink: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3yBao

I really want to cut some money off this build but not drastically reduce the performance. 

I would personally prefer Intel over AMD.

I plan to use my pc for primarily gaming.

Need a piece of mind for upgrading to 2 monitors or SLI

How much are you wanting to reduce it by?

[Phage]

Get a 290 for the same price on PCCG - http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=26600&zenid=ae9271427665a1ae181f311bfb6ec1c0

You will use linux and play steam games

1866Mhz RAM lol...

[SAV1OUR]

here use the quote button if you need more help

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($269.00 @ CPL Online)
CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212X 82.9 CFM CPU Cooler  ($45.00 @ CPL Online)
Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($215.00 @ CPL Online)
Memory:  Kingston Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($109.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($99.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($429.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Case:  NZXT H440 (Red/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($158.00 @ CPL Online)
Power Supply:  EVGA SuperNOVA NEX750B BRONZE 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($125.00 @ Mwave Australia)
Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($115.00 @ CPL Online)
Monitor:  BenQ RL2455HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($199.00 @ PLE Computers)
Total: $1763.00
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-26 17:33 EST+1000)

[daemonowner]

1600MHz RAM.

I'm guessing you will be overclocking, if not then that's a way to save some money.

You don't have an HDD. Is 120Gb of SSD storage acceptable for now?

 

I don't know how you can really save money from this build. Maybe a little from getting a cheaper 750W PSU, maybe if you can find an R9 280X for less than that 770.

[sloth]

here use the quote button if you need more help

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($269.00 @ CPL Online)

CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212X 82.9 CFM CPU Cooler  ($45.00 @ CPL Online)

Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($215.00 @ CPL Online)

Memory:  Kingston Beast 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($109.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Storage:  Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($99.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Video Card:  EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card  ($429.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Case:  NZXT H440 (Red/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($158.00 @ CPL Online)

Power Supply:  EVGA SuperNOVA NEX750B BRONZE 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($125.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($115.00 @ CPL Online)

Monitor:  BenQ RL2455HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor  ($199.00 @ PLE Computers)

Total: $1763.00

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-26 17:33 EST+1000)

What's the difference from Z87 boards to H87?

 

1600MHz RAM.

I'm guessing you will be overclocking, if not then that's a way to save some money.

You don't have an HDD. Is 120Gb of SSD storage acceptable for now?

 

I don't know how you can really save money from this build. Maybe a little from getting a cheaper 750W PSU, maybe if you can find an R9 280X for less than that 770.

I'm not so sure about overclocking, but i would like to give it a shot. Is it better for me to get a SSD for boot + most used programs OR SSD for boot & HDD for programs/files.

[SAV1OUR]

What's the difference from Z87 boards to H87?

 

I'm not so sure about overclocking, but i would like to give it a shot. Is it better for me to get a SSD for boot + most used programs OR SSD for boot & HDD for programs/files.

z87=stability and over clocking

h87=entry level no over clocking

[Faceman]

Permalink: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3yBao

I really want to cut some money off this build but not drastically reduce the performance. 

I would personally prefer Intel over AMD.

I plan to use my pc for primarily gaming.

Need a piece of mind for upgrading to 2 monitors or SLI

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3yHBl

Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3yHBl/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3yHBl/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($269.00 @ PCCaseGear)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($39.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($149.00 @ CPL Online)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($96.99 @ Mwave Australia)

Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($89.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($67.00 @ CPL Online)

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Black Edition Double Dissipation Video Card  ($369.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($85.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($105.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($115.00 @ CPL Online)

Monitor: ViewSonic VA2349S 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($169.00 @ PCCaseGear) <-- better monitor that is less expensive.  You want IPS panel.

Total: $1552.99

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-26 17:57 EST+1000)

 

SSD for Operating System/Boot & C;// Drive, HDD for media and games.

 

This is a very powerful build from day one, as well as being overclock ready, SLI/crossfire ready, and easily upgradeable.

 

Here is the same build, except it is not SLI capable, but is still crossfire capable.  This 2nd build makes more sense if you aren't going Nvidia.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3yHGa

Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3yHGa/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3yHGa/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($269.00 @ PCCaseGear)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($39.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Motherboard: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($127.00 @ CPL Online)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($96.99 @ Mwave Australia)

Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($89.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($67.00 @ CPL Online)

Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 280X 3GB Double Dissipation Video Card  ($329.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($85.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($105.00 @ Mwave Australia)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($115.00 @ CPL Online)

Monitor: ViewSonic VA2349S 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($169.00 @ PCCaseGear) <-- There is a 21.5" monitor of the same brand that is only $138.  I don't think an additional $30 is worth 1.5"s

Total: $1490.99

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-26 18:03 EST+1000)

[Geekazoid]

@sloth, I just noticed that you forgot to include the prices for the GPU and OS so I thought I would add them so that we can all see how much your build was initially:

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3yHQ3

Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3yHQ3/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3yHQ3/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($269.00 @ PCCaseGear)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212X 82.9 CFM CPU Cooler ($49.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($199.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($129.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($109.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($439.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Case: NZXT H440 (Red/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($159.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX750B BRONZE 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($125.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($115.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Monitor: BenQ RL2455HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor ($199.00 @ PCCaseGear)

Total: $1792.00

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-26 18:12 EST+1000)

[s3ns3]

z87=stability and over clocking

h87=entry level no over clocking

are you serious so h87 is not stable?cmon

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http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3yI7q  better performance with 200$ saved  . i don`t recommend SLI/CF. stock is fine

[juretrn]

You can save about 20 or so $ with a cheaper SSD. 

Take a more basic motherboard. Use a cheaper RAM. 

[SAV1OUR]

are you serious so h87 is not stable?cmon

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http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3yI7q  better performance with 200$ saved  . i don`t recommend SLI/CF. stock is fine

well theres more features with z87 that will allow it to be more stable then h87

[Geekazoid]

are you serious so h87 is not stable?cmon

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http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3yI7q  better performance with 200$ saved  . i don`t recommend SLI/CF. stock is fine

Okay, WHOAH! That's waaaayyyy under budget and not the best bang for the buck. I personally wouldn't go for a H87 Mobo myself because I've read several things that mention that manufacturers use much lower quality parts compared to Z87 Mobos.

[Geekazoid]

You can save about 20 or so $ with a cheaper SSD. 

Take a more basic motherboard. Use a cheaper RAM.

Hey, I got a fantastic idea. The OP could save a huge amount by just building every single component himself from scratch. Not sure that it'll work but at least he'll save a heap of cash by doing so. :lol:

[s3ns3]

Okay, WHOAH! That's waaaayyyy under budget and not the best bang for the buck. I personally wouldn't go for a H87 Mobo myself because I've read several things that mention that manufacturers use much lower quality parts compared to Z87 Mobos.

it is the best bang for the buck because a better gpu will bring much better performance than all the OC you do on the cpu.and thats the most stupid thing i heard in a while and seems that you don`t understand chipsets. however you could not be more wrong about quality parts.gigabyte uses ultra durable logo to specify the quality.now do you see the lego on the board ? ok then

 

ofc i`m gonna use a b85 or h87 mobo with a locked cpu lol

[Geekazoid]

it is the best bang for the buck because a better gpu will bring much better performance than all the OC you do on the cpu.and thats the most stupid thing i heard in a while and seems that you don`t understand chipsets. however you could not be more wrong about quality parts.gigabyte uses ultra durable logo to specify the quality.now do you see the lego on the board ? ok then

 

ofc i`m gonna use a b85 or h87 mobo with a locked cpu lol

How do you know what I don't know? Anyway, I think we should agree to disagree. I don't wanna debate this. I guess what I was getting at was the fact that, yes the OP wanted to lower his budget, however I don't think by about $1,000. I think probably just by a couple of hundred.

[s3ns3]

How do you know what I don't know? Anyway, I think we should agree to disagree. I don't wanna debate this

what do you mean? there is nothing to debate here . how can you say something like that and still recommend things? lower quality parts on h87 board,heh ok then

 

and i lowered the budget with 200$ not 1000$. what are you talking about ? and it has better performance

Edited April 26, 2014 by s3ns3

[WoodenMarker]

Edits: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/3yYyq

z87=stability and over clocking

h87=entry level no over clocking

..stability isn't an issue when you're not oc'ing. It's not an applicable comparison.

are you serious so h87 is not stable?cmon

What he said^